The Harbour Bar, Nos. 1 - 4 Dock Terrace, Strand Road Bray Co. Wicklow
Alterations and extensions to The Harbour Bar in Bray, including demolishing the front conservatory.
2360373 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 24 October 2023
- Reference
- 2360373
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing the existing 38 sq m front conservatory and constructing a new 143 sq m conservatory and a 26 sq m front extension. It also includes a 17 sq m rear extension, a new boundary wall with a glazed screen, retractable umbrellas, and associated signage, resulting in a net floor area increase of 186 sq m.
- Floor area
- 186 m²
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Official record
Development description
The following alterations and additions to the existing licensed premises and restaurant, including beer garden: demolition of the front conservatory (38 sq m); construction of a single storey conservatory (143 sq m) to the front of nos. 1-3 dock terrace, and of a single storey front extension (26 sq m) in front of no. 4 dock terrace (total 169 sq m); construction of a single storey extension to the rear (17 sq m); and all other associated site development works above and below ground including the provision of a 1.2m high rendered wall with fixed glazed screen and realigned and enlarged pedestrian entrance gates to the front (eastern façade), retractable umbrellas, and associated signage. The works will result in a net increase of 186 sq m in floor area to the main premises from 576 sq m (minus 38 sq m) to 724 sq m. (for information, in order to facilitate the development, other external items, which are currently the subject of a concurrent planning application for retention permission for development, will be removed, namely: amendments to the façade of the "fish bar" (as per the terms of permission reg. Ref. 18/1454); provision of a 1.1m high boundary wall to the front of the fish bar (no. 4 dock terrace), 18 no. External gas heaters, an entrance signage board, an historic phone box, a decorative boat signage board, glazed screens to the external boundary walls, a mural on the side (southern boundary), a retractable awning to the front (eastern) façade, a retractable awning to the rear (western) façade, roof level water tanks, a fishing boat at roof level to the rear; and all other associated site development above and below the ground. )
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 29 July 2025.
Notified floor area: 186 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Seapoint Court Apts, Seapoint Road, Bray | Jun 2026 | €455,000 | 100 m |
| Seapoint House, Seapoint Rd, Bray | Aug 2025 | €999,900 | 127 m |
| 21 Seapoint Court Apts, Seapoint Road, Bray | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 127 m |
| 25 Seapoint Court, Bray, Wicklow | Oct 2025 | €517,500 | 181 m |
| 1 Duncairn Ave, Bray, Wicklow | May 2025 | €455,000 | 183 m |
| 6 Seapoint Court, Bray, Wicklow | Oct 2025 | €542,000 | 190 m |
| 3 Elm Grove Tce, Bray, Co Wicklow | Jun 2025 | €450,000 | 246 m |
| 1 Elmgrove Terrace, Duncairn Ave, Bray | Feb 2026 | €420,000 | 257 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received24 October 2023
- Further information requested12 December 2023
- Further information received5 April 2024
- Decision due2 May 2024
- Decision issued24 April 2024
- Grant issued5 June 2024
- Permission expiry4 June 2029
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